Nebraska's Congressional Districts
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Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
has three
congressional districts Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional body. Countries with congressional districts includ ...
due to its population, each of which elects a member to the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. Unlike every other U.S. state except for
Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
, Nebraska apportions its Electoral College votes according to congressional district, making each district its own separate battleground in presidential elections.


Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Nebraska, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of three members, all Republicans.


Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Nebraska, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Nebraska between 1973 and 2013 are shown. District numbers are represented by the map fill colors.


Obsolete districts


Fourth district

The fourth district seat was eliminated after the 1960 census.


Fifth district

The fifth district seat was eliminated after the 1940 census.


Sixth district

The sixth district seat was eliminated after the 1930 census.


At-large district

The at-large district seat was eliminated in 1883.


See also

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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...


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